The Price of Fear was a horror/mystery radio serial produced by BBC Radio during 1973, 74 & 83. The host and star of the show was Vincent Price.

This show stands out in Price's radio career as some of the episodes are based on fictional adventures of Vincent Price himself, in which Price plays himself, while others have him merely introducing the macabre tale of the week. Twenty-two episodes were produced. Writing credits for the series include William Ingram, Stanley Ellin, Richard Davis, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, A. M. Burrage, Elizabeth Morgan, Rene Basilico, Roald Dahl and Price himself.  Fifteen of the episodes were rebroadcast by BBC Radio 7 in the spring of 2010.

Episodes

1. Remains to be Seen by William Ingram (based on the story by Jack Ritchie)
2. William and Mary by Barry Campbell (based on the story by Roald Dahl)
3. Cat's Cradle by Richard Davis (based on "The Squaw'" by Bram Stoker)
4. Meeting in Athens by Maurice Travers (based on "So Cold, So Pale, So Fair" by Charles Birkin)
5. The Man Who Hated Scenes by William Ingram (based on the story by Robert Arthur)
6. Lot 132 by Elizabeth Morgan
7. The Waxwork by Barry Campbell (based on the story by A.M Burrage)
8. Fish by Rene Basilico
9. Soul Music by William Ingram
10. Guy Fawkes' Night by Richard Davies
11. Come As You Are by William Ingram
12. Speciality of the House (based on the story by Stanley Ellin)
13. The Ninth Removal (based on the story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes)
14. An Eye for An Eye by William Ingram
15. Blind Man’s Bluff by William Ingram
16. Never Gamble With A Loser (probably not recorded)
17. Goody Two Shoes by William Ingram
18. To My Dear, Dear Saladin by William Ingram
19. The Family Album by William Ingram
20. Not Wanted on Voyage by William Ingram
21. Out of the Mouths by William Ingram
22. Is There Anybody There? by William Ingram

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